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Edward C. Ohlin Named "Presidente Ejecutivo" Of Toyota Motor Sales De Mexico And Vice President, Mexico Operations, For Toyota Motor Sales USA
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Torrance, CA - Toyota announced the appointment of Edward C. Ohlin as "Presidente Ejecutivo" of Toyota Motor Sales de Mexico (TMEX) and also as Vice President, Mexico Operations, for Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. (TMS); an appointment reflective of Toyota's rapid growth and continued expansion in Mexico. Replacing Al Castignetti, Ohlin will report to Don Esmond, TMS Senior Vice President and Toyota Division General Manager. Ohlin will be based in Mexico City, where he will head a team that has made impressive achievements since Toyota's foray into the Mexican auto market just last year.

Reporting to Ohlin will be Jose Luis Sanchez Andion, "Director General" of Toyota Motor Sales de Mexico, who will continue in the role he has successfully fulfilled since the foundation of TMEX. "This move reflects Toyota's commitment to provide our Mexican operations with the on-going support necessary to achieve the important goals that we have set for this market," said Don Esmond, TMS Senior Vice President and Toyota Division General Manager. "Ed Ohlin brings with him a wealth of expertise in the automobile industry and in Toyota's corporate culture. This is certain to prove valuable to our colleagues in Mexico." Ohlin began his Toyota career in 1985 as Business Management Manager in the San Francisco region office, and held several other management positions in the San Francisco and Kansas City regions. Ohlin has also been National Marketing Administration Manager, National Sales Support Manager, National Sales Manager for Private Distributor Operations, National Sales Administration Manager, Corporate Product Planning Manager and more recently Corporate Manager of Toyota Certified Used Vehicles. A graduate of Western Illinois University and the University of Illinois Law School, Ohlin is a member of the California bar and received an MBA from UCLA.

Established in 1957, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. is the sales, marketing, distribution and customer services arm of Toyota in the United States. Based in Torrance, TMS employs approximately 6,700 employees nationwide. Last year, it sold more than 1.7 million vehicles through approximately 1,400 Toyota and Lexus dealers in the 49 continental states.

(Jan. 07, 2003)